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In This Time of Fear and Confusion, the Babadook and No-Face Must Kiss

We’re just over halfway through 2017, but it feels like it’s already been an eternity, with a news cycle not dissimilar from eating endless apps at a TGI Friday’s in Hell. Against all odds, however, true love appears to be alive and well. In a recent sketch, artist Milly Amaryllis depicted the eponymous Babadook cozying…

Movies Rae Paoletta Jul 7

The iPhone Forever Changed How We Read Takes on the Internet

Before the iPhone was released, there were very few iPhone takes on the internet. 10 years ago, that changed. Now there are lots of takes. Since Gizmodo couldn’t possibly write all the iPhone 10th anniversary think pieces we came up with, here are just a few of our favorites: Fuck the iPhone, the Palm Pilot…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jun 29

Here Are Some Pillows Sean Spicer Might Scream Into Tonight

“James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!” our president tweeted publicly today, in what was almost certainly a threat against the former FBI Director he unexpectedly fired on Tuesday. Both pointed and totally incomprehensible, it’s the sort of looming question mark a press…

Tech News Avery Ellis May 12

Neil deGrasse Tyson: I Pulled My Pants Down Too Fast and Fell Down

Neil deGrasse Tyson might be an expert in the field of astrophysics, but when it comes to the Earth’s gravity, he’s just as helpless as the rest of us. Addressing his over 7 million followers on Twitter, the winner of NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal announced on Wednesday that he tried to take his pants…

Tech News Hudson Hongo May 10

Apple CEO to World: 😀 [Updated]

At approximately 11:38am Cupertino time on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a cryptic message on Twitter reading only “😀.” It was quickly deleted. What could the man in charge of the world’s most valuable brand be trying to say? Was it a mistake? A test? Did the tweet herald a new, Apple-developed two-way neural…

Tech News Hudson Hongo May 3

Bill Gates Made a David S. Pumpkins Video and I Want to Die

Bill Gates made a parody Christmas-themed David S. Pumpkins video in order to promote his Reddit Ask Me Anything on Monday. While the previous sentence is straight out of a piece of dystopian fiction, it’s real, and now I want to die. How do you feel? Are you okay? Sure, I might be overreacting. Of…

Tech News Eve Peyser Feb 27

This Plane Fucks

Happy Valentine’s Day! On Twitter Monday night, American Airlines effectively declared itself the unofficial airline of BDSM. As evidenced by the tweet—a magnificent black and white photo of a glistening American Airlines jet—this plane fucks. “We found our fifty shades,” wrote the airline in an apparent allusion to the Fifty Shades of Grey series, suggesting…

Tech News Eve Peyser Feb 13

‘$100,000’ Harambe Cheeto Is Everything Stupid About the Internet

A little over a week ago, seller valuestampsinc posted a listing on eBay for a Flaming Hot Cheeto vaguely resembling Harambe. On Monday, this inevitably became a viral story due to its exorbitant price—as of 11:45PM, the bidding is currently at $97,600. Cheeto Harambe is the perfect paradigm for internet virality at its worst. In…

Tech News Eve Peyser Feb 6

Local News Teaches You How to Wish Teens a Fiery Death in Emoji

Behind the seemingly cute symbols, something sinister lurks. Earlier this week, Q13 FOX Seattle reported on the secret emoji codes teen use to evade the watchful eyes of their parents. “A skull, arrow and a flame,” news anchor John Hopperstad warned. “That can be saying to someone, I hope you die in a fire. Now…

Tech News Eve Peyser Feb 3

Kill Your Idols With Cuteness

Last week, a Chinese photo-editing app called Meitu blessed the world with its “Hand-Drawn” feature, which allows users to transform anyone they’d like into a soft, rosy-cheeked sweetie. It’s the perfect tool to undermine your worst enemies, turning them into soft puddles of kawaii cuteness, or elevate your idols to a level of beauty previously…

Tech News Eve Peyser Jan 16

Donald Trump on Using Twitter as President: ‘Bing Bing Bing’

A new Sunday Times interview between British Parliament member Michael Gove and our soon-to-be Supreme Leader Donald Trump offers much interesting insight into how Trump will use Twitter as president. When Gove asked about whether Trump would use the @POTUS handle, he offered up the following response: @realDonaldTrump I think, I’ll keep it . .…

Tech News Eve Peyser Jan 15

You Can Get a Weed Leaf Decal for Literally Any Gadget, So I Did

I love my Amazon Echo. She is the perfect Bluetooth speaker, kitchen timer, and personal shopper—for better or worse—but also a friend, keeping me company on those brutally cold and lonely nights. So when I learned that MightySkins—a company that makes decals for literally every gadget under the sun, from hoverboards to drones to seven-year-old…

Reviews Eve Peyser Jan 13

A Suggested Itinerary for Mark Zuckerberg’s Cross-Country Vision Quest

Mark Zuckerberg is considerably better at New Year’s resolutions than you are—last year, he built his own home AI, voiced by Morgan Freeman, and ran all over the world. This year, Zuck’s New Year’s resolution is more noble, more selfless. He wants to get offline and immerse himself in the nitty-gritty land of IRL. The…

Social Media Eve Peyser Jan 3

In 2017, It Shall Be Known As Hollyweed

2017 is bound to usher in an assortment of changes to our society. Most of them will be bad—we’re sure to suffer—but some will be good. For example, last night a Los Angeles-based hero vandalized, or rather modernized, the city’s iconic Hollywood sign to read “Hollyweed.” According to Sgt. Guy Juneau of the LAPD’s Security…

Tech News Eve Peyser Jan 1

Tech Billionaire Mark Cuban Still Has No Idea How Tweets Work

“For as long as my Twitter feed is private,” tech billionaire Mark Cuban tweeted, “all original tweets are copyrighted and can’t be posted elsewhere without my permission.” The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who made his fortune selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo during the dot-com boom, purported that if he tweets while his Twitter account…

Tech News Eve Peyser Dec 26

Facebook Gives You New Way to Shout Into the Void

Picture this: you’re at home, alone, and you suddenly feel an overwhelming urge to bellow into the abyss. Perhaps you’ve just formulated a take too spicy for the written word. Perhaps you’re just mad about shit. You open up your Facebook app but right when you tap “LIVE” you catch sight of your face—hideous, gnarled,…

Social Media Eve Peyser Dec 20

The Sex-Haver’s Guide to Using the New iPhone Emoji

In the latest iOS 10 update, Apple added hundreds of new and redesigned emoji. The world of the emoji can be difficult to navigate, for sex-havers and virgins alike. Using the incorrect emoji in a message to one of your cooler friends or a potential new lover can leave you humiliated, looking like a fumbling…

Tech News Eve Peyser Dec 14

‘ASMR Entire Bee Movie‘ Is the Definitive Reading of Jerry Seinfeld’s Masterpiece

In the years since its 2007 release, almost every facet of Bee Movie has been embraced the internet’s meme community. In recent months, we’ve seen Jerry Seinfeld’s interspecies rom-com reordered alphabetically and sped up to incomprehension—even recut to exclude bees entirely. https://gizmodo.com/what-hath-bee-movie-wrought-1789645480 But while the script of Bee Movie has found its way onto a…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Dec 13

PSA: One Mustn’t Vape on the Pizza

As an art form, vaping is still in its infancy, leaving vapers with more questions than answers when it comes to e-cig etiquette. Nevertheless, one rule is already as clear as freshly bottled e-juice: You may not, under any circumstances, vape on the pizza. A recent video by Twitter user Rhett Galvin accurately demonstrates the…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Dec 13

Here’s the ‘Problematic Behavior’ That Can Get You Banned From Uber

In an effort to be more transparent, Uber publicly revealed what a customer would have to do to get banned from the service, posting a list of bannable offenses on its website. “If we are made aware of these kinds of problematic behavior, we will contact you so we can investigate them,” Uber explained. During…

Tech News Eve Peyser Dec 8

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In This Time of Fear and Confusion, the Babadook and No-Face Must Kiss

The iPhone Forever Changed How We Read Takes on the Internet

Here Are Some Pillows Sean Spicer Might Scream Into Tonight

Neil deGrasse Tyson: I Pulled My Pants Down Too Fast and Fell Down

Apple CEO to World: 😀 [Updated]

Bill Gates Made a David S. Pumpkins Video and I Want to Die

This Plane Fucks

‘$100,000’ Harambe Cheeto Is Everything Stupid About the Internet

Local News Teaches You How to Wish Teens a Fiery Death in Emoji

Kill Your Idols With Cuteness

Donald Trump on Using Twitter as President: ‘Bing Bing Bing’

You Can Get a Weed Leaf Decal for Literally Any Gadget, So I Did

A Suggested Itinerary for Mark Zuckerberg’s Cross-Country Vision Quest

In 2017, It Shall Be Known As Hollyweed

Tech Billionaire Mark Cuban Still Has No Idea How Tweets Work

Facebook Gives You New Way to Shout Into the Void

The Sex-Haver’s Guide to Using the New iPhone Emoji

‘ASMR Entire Bee Movie‘ Is the Definitive Reading of Jerry Seinfeld’s Masterpiece

PSA: One Mustn’t Vape on the Pizza

Here’s the ‘Problematic Behavior’ That Can Get You Banned From Uber

‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End’ Is a Sublime Fantasy That Finds Beauty in the Mundane

OnePlus Should Abandon Phones and Go All In on Gaming

Meta’s First AI Model From Its Superintelligence Lab Doesn’t Exactly Spark Joy

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